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FOREST AND STREAM. 



rJuxY 7. 1881. 



thick underwood, are invaluable. Tbey, ldte the springers, are not 

 noiBy, but when tbey do give tongue it is of such a, silvery note as 

 to warm the ardent sportsman's blood. Dr. W. W. Boulton, as iu 

 other breeds, gave his mind to producing cockers, and in his Rhea 

 we saw a black cocker of great merit ; she was bred by him m 

 1S70, and was the offspring of those two good dogs. Captain and 

 Uoae. Iibea had rather a full eve, but a regular cocker head and 

 body ; she was full of quality. Of late the big shows have left off 

 giving classes for this splendid little dog, and it is to be deplored, 

 as nothing tends to extinguish a breed sooner than their name not 

 appearing in an important schedule. Cookers run into all sorts of 

 color, going from lemon and white, orange and white and orange, 

 moat generally seen in Wales ; to the liver and white, liver and 

 tan and roan, generally Keen South j and the black and tan, of the 

 North. Of this last color, Mr. Burdett was the principal breeder ; 

 and of the orange, perhaps the best seen on the bench was my 

 Ladybird, bred by Mr. Lort, who was selected for illustration as a 

 typical specimen. Their weight generally runa at about from 

 four-and-twenty to sevon-and-twonty poti nds ; they are smooth- 

 coated, free from top-knot, iu fact a small cobby-made spaniel. 

 Of those shown at present I take Bessie II.— a livor and gray— to 

 be the best specimen, but her pedigree is not a cocker's proper, 

 being by Bebb ox Smutt — Bebb, a liver-colored dog, with a Jong 

 winning list to his name ; and Smutt, I believe, a black and 

 white." 



From these remarks it will be seen that some of the best of 



modern cockers have other tbau cocker blood hi their veins, but. 



still many of the best specimens, Rhea to wit, has a long pedigree 



to he proud of. The following is her pedigree and performances: 



Uhea, i Captain (W. w. Jioulton). 



Black cooker 



spaniel bitch. ') Rose ..,..„ (Black spaniel dog. 

 whelped MavH, 'T» t iff. Vf. tl'nii-tud English cocker. 



Boulton). < | bob, 2d Birmingham, I8flt! 



(Bona '(Nell, 1st Blrmlnghaln, 18(16. 



Rhea won first prize at Driffield ; second prize Manchester and 

 Birmingham, 1871 ; first Thome, first Drirtield, second Kendal, 

 and extra prize Crystal Palace, 1872 ; first prize Manchester, first 

 prize and cup Fakenham, second Birmingham, 1H73; first prize 

 and cup Northampton, first prize and onp Crystal Palace, first 

 prize Manchester, first prize Darlington, and first prize Hull, 1874. 



As so many cookers are met with on all sides wlios pedigrees are 

 mixed up, and whose outlines differ conBidorably, a description of 

 their - points is scarcely possible ; but a refereuee to the. former 

 article on blacks will, we think, be sufficient to give our readers 

 the information they desire concerning these smaller dogs. 



GONE TO JOIN MONTE.— One of the sad duties of our edi- 

 torial calling ib to write obituaries on such dogs of note that come 

 to grief in buffeting the trials of field, lire and tlood. On this 

 occasion, however, a reporter on the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer 

 haB kindly helped ua out i One of the oldest Crawford House 

 boarders," "Pataey," the black and white dog, has paBBed away. 

 Yesterday afternoon, while paying his addresses to a piece of 

 meat, Mc. Clerk Diuck, with an oyo to Patsey'a welfare, 

 drove him away, and the heavy wheels of a hack rolled 

 over Mb body. Patsey was a character, an historical dog. Though 

 he roomed at the Crawford, he boarded at Hunt's. Each day he 

 went for his beer to the booth at the Atlantic Garden. On one 

 Occasion burglars attempted to enter a store which Patsey con- 

 sidered on his beat. His barkings brought the policoruou, who ar- 

 rested the burglars, and they are now at Columbus. Sometimes 

 Patsey was insulted. He had been poisoned, cut with a knife, 

 kicked and cuffed times out of mind, but when a certain cook cut 

 off his tail, then "the boys " held a mass meeting, and were de- 

 termined to revenge the wrong. Result : the cook landed in the 

 workhouse. Patsey was an epicurean. He wouldn't eat ecrapB, 

 bones, offal— oh ! no. He loved piea, cakos, spring chioken, ana a 

 bit of toast with asnipe bone. Colonel Hunt thought so much of 

 him that he paid for Ins license, and Blackey Edwards was equally 

 accommodating some time before. Hotel clerks will wear mourn- 

 ing for thirty days. 



SHEEP-KILLING DOGS.— It is contended by some who have 

 made tho experiment, that no castrated dog, if made so at or pre- 

 vious to hia attaining four months of age, ever becomes a sheep 

 killer. If left much older than this before the operation is per- 

 formed, he might stray off, associate with bad company, and 

 become a sheep killer. If any of our readers have ever made the 

 experiment with a dog, we should be glad to hear from them 

 whether it has succeeded or not. 



There are several advantages attending castration which mako it 

 desu'able to be adopted with all dogs which are not expressly 

 wanted for breeding purposes. If not castrated they are apt to 

 wander off, especially at night, when it is more particularly 

 necessary that tbey should be at home to watch the premises or 

 aid in any sudden emergency of their services being required. A 

 castrated dog is more affectionate and gentle in a family, is not so 

 apt to become suappish to children, or make sudden attacks ou 

 any one, as those occasionally do who are left in their natural 

 state. Nor are they so quarrelsome with other dogs, or so con- 

 tinually running after them when passing by their master's 

 premises. 



Some aay that castration makes a dog grow up heavier and less 

 active than if not done, but wheu so we suspect it arises from 

 overfeeding. One must be carefnl as to this. Give all the food 

 requisite to grow the pup to full size and good form, but after he 

 has attained these, be careful to allow him uo more than is neces- 

 9847 to keep in fair condition ; and always give him opportunity for 

 plenty of exercise, especially on grass pasture, and a good swim in 

 mild weather, if possiblo two or three times a week. Have a com- 

 fortable, clean place for him to sleep in, and see that he is kept 

 clear of fleas or other tormenting vermin. This last is easily done 

 by the application of powder prepared especially for tho purpose 

 and sold at a cheap rate. 



In some countries shepherd and watch dogs are invariably cas- 

 trated. It is said that these are not so liable to go mad as those 

 left in their natural state.— JVat Live Stock Journal. 



[Tne castrated dog is relatively about the same as any other cas- 

 trated animal. We have known a few very good ones, as house 

 dogs.] 



SIDE-LONG MOVEMENT OE DOGS.— The New York Sun 

 finds room in its correspondence eolumnB for almost every freak of 

 fancy. This is one of the latest : 



' 'There are several reasons of a scientific character why a diag- 

 onal position of a dog's body to the line of Ins motion is the most 

 advantageous for tho dog when going at a trot. 



" First he is loss liable to be upset. Any oblong body moving 

 forward ou the ground has a broader bearing when turned athwart 

 or diagonally than when going directly endwise. A dog gains 50 per 

 cent, or more of base by thus running, so to speak, upon a broad 

 gauge, than when going upon a narrow gauge, that, is to say, in 

 the direct line of his length. Being liable to kicks and blows, and 

 to be pounced upon by other dogs, it is obvious that he is able to 

 offer greater resistance when he is moving diagonally. 



•'Secondly— In case a dog's safety requires him to turn suddenly 

 and run iu an opposite direction -as ho is frequently compelled to 

 do— bis diagonal position is then most favorable for him. because 

 he is partly turned around already, and his feet are in a position 

 to serve bis object most effectively. 



" Thirdly — The diagonal position enables him to throw a back- 

 ward glance of his eyes more readily, so that he is safer from at- 

 tack in the rear. 



"The nature and habits of dogs are peculiarly interesting to 

 mankind, and especially so to young people. Does not their diag- 

 onal trot show in a familiar way the wondrous faculty of instinct V 



"Oi'TiMisr." 



ANOTHER RAILROAD DOG.— With reference to the good dog 

 Jack, whose proceedings were desciibed in the last number, a cor- 

 respondent writes: "Perhaps you can find room in your next 

 issue for a short account of another of the canine species, who 

 regularly travels on the Great Western line m the Bjwninghwoa 

 district. Ho wandered into Snow Hdl Station, Biriuuignam, about 

 eighteen months since, and, being noticed by one of the station 



policemen (R. A. Irrnes,) was given a little food. This attention to 

 his wantR at once mae'e him follow his benefactor to his home and 

 back to the station. He stopped at the station for some months, 

 not doing much riding, but getting in the meantime familiar with 

 the drivers, policemen, guards and porters, who worn very fond of 

 him and named bun Topper. At last he has taken a journey, and 

 ■e then be has not had any stated home. He is riding nearly 

 the whole of the day, either in the van, on the engine, or perched, 

 lagc-like, iu a. compartment. He haB been known to goby an 

 sarlv train ('starting from Birmingham! to Acock's Green, and 

 here alight for breakfast. He will then go on further and get out 

 at, almost, every station to have u little chat f by almost, wagging his 

 tail off) with the officials, and will reach Leamington for bis din- 

 v. If he takes it into his head he goes still further to Banbury 

 Oxford, or else he returns to Birmingham, and goes home with 

 o of tbe men to supper and sleep. He has been heard of and is 

 well-known at all the stations north and south of Birmingham for 

 answerable distance, and, strange though it may seem, man- 

 aged somehow to got ou to Stafford on the r,ondon and North- 

 western Uailway. His iustiuct is wonderful, aud ho nowchoosoa 

 his friends. Some guards he will have nothing to do with, and 

 the sight of a borough policeman drives him into a tit of rage. 

 The reason of this is that ho was one day cuffed by a policeman, 

 ud he has never forgotten it."--Loit<lo/i llbrntralrd AVu/-*. 



WA vn.n The pedigree of Lawlor's Loo. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Ilrenler* and 



i.Vi 



Hoy* tm invited to send memoranda 

 i/68 y ete.^for insertion in thin column. 

 \tion oS xuch note*; but request in rarh 

 •dance with our f<>riu, that the name vf 



Itly. >,r printed, and that the (.train lo 

 letty Mated. 



Names Clai v.i.p. 

 •■■<./. -Slr.i . li. Dufour. Washington, 1). (.'., claims the 

 ■•■ ti- tor white, ijlai-k Mild I an setter bitch pup, 

 .--!'■• a (Rob Boy-livy) whelped March s, 1SSI. 

 /i-Mr. Flennan Boescjl, St Louis. Mo., claims Micnamasuf 

 i for setter pups. Luna I-, a bUol;, white i.nrt tan bitch 

 Stella a white and black ticked. 



i— Mr. a V. inn, tireenoiisli, N. v.. claims the numeot 

 for dog puppy )iy champion Rory O'More out. of Xorah 



'jflirf-Mr W. Montgomery, 

 ay Oirk lor puppy bought of 

 ly Andy— Mr. K. .1. Carrol, Uet 

 .Mnly mr cocker spaniel win 

 ■led) ;>ud Daisy II., bought of 



he name 

 « puppy, 



•-Mor-vv, 



v Dick tDlnks-Fllri) out 



nils, Norlh Andovor, Maw., claims tile 

 1 setter bitch whelped Ket>ru:i r\ :. . is*.., 

 (formerly Dearie's Tom), bred by Mr. E. v. 



:ch puppy whelped April i, issi, by Glen- 



NeL. 

 Nora and Juno : J/«r.- -Mr. Wm. Canning, Georgetown. D. ((., 



claims the nun tea oi Nora sua luno O'More tor puppies purchased ot 

 i lie Rory i ''Mori' Kennel. 

 /•7.,™— Mrs. L. O. ltnuson, Cleveland, Ohio, claims the name ot 



r [,,;■ : iCI' |.-iiWcr bite: . p'.l'PV ' .' ''• '■"'-'- '■'<-' ' M.H'gle '■> 



' '— Mr. .1. S. Roadormour, Me.Keesport, Pa,, claims 



ock. 



• I ill let. 



■ dog 



and bitch setter puppies: or 



• Hi- 



(Pr 



i Mln: 



I Imported 



backArmtda f?o.:r,!i,:ir,t:-r,-LeIr.Psi.ei":, a litter sister to "his Countess. 

 fromT. A. Dllfemierrrer, Lancaster, Pa. she i s now m wlnln (a :,,, 

 ported Hashing; Lion, he out or Llewelha's Leflrt by Hash IL 



FRKSENT/VTIOKS. 



LW,'-Mi\ Win. II. Pierce. rvelcskUl. \. Y . L is eraser, teii to Mi ( 

 W. Bostwick, Hudson, N. \Y. an English setter punpv whelped Ma\ 

 3. by .Toe. out of (Nellie. 



VonxhaU—T,\x. ,1. H. Wtnslow, Bah iinnre, has presented to Mr. It. 

 O. Hall, Portland, Mc, I he Mack setter pup Vauxtiall, b.\ Scott mil. 

 of Bessie. This pup is three-, [ti.trter-- Irish noil ull e quarter Oordon, 



ati..] a.jnr.ilt!-:, ,,,.. .jin.yi ,-; f Sleri.. TS.-ish. Kodimjl"-, 'Sj-li. II iM in , 



Tom, etc., and was theonly Mack pup in the litter, live others beinr: 



i. beautiful dark red. 



Bxti 



i:apr. M. L. Norton, QreeHbusB, N. Y., has exchanged his EugUsh 



setter bitch vie (p'eraman & Smith's Lasli ran or (a,,,tpOflas Imported 

 English setter blton flora, tvltli J. ,r. Donovan. Last™. Mass,, for his 

 red Irish setter dog Jerry .D. (champion Rory OMoreNo: ah ( a .More, 



rtachsnunii bnch Waidine ro lnsimpor„_ 



iii»f,rii-llnivinn,l— Mr. G. W. lid wards 1 (North Amiover, Mass.'i Uor- 

 dou seller taipsey (lte-.s-'PotQ) ro Mr. S. H. Bray's {Beverly. Mass.) Im- 

 ported Gordon setter Row land. 



Whelps. 



Fmmy Fifth r-u/is— BrtckervUie, Pa., June 40.— Fanny Flfih's Utter 

 ol pups is neither ten uor two, but exactly three months old to-day.— 



(J. CiMEMON. 



FaiDii.-— Mr. Geo, T. Well's i Faulkner's, Mass.) red Irish setter 

 bitch Fannie whelped June 2-5, nine puppies, rive dogs and Jour 

 hitches, by MaJ. Dexter II. Folic! !e's iinoorTed Max. All domg well. 



;, . .. i. 'oi.--ilr. K. G. Hails (I'ortiano. Me.) red Trlsh setter bitch 



;,-,., .,,, .j ma ■■■, .: ■'.[■ a i a .a-- ; :. era a" pup.-,, nve ilnijs ano three 

 i,ki "..■-, la, Lia'a.innare Kma-l i Sua s l^n'g. 



j/ci,— Mr. T. 11. Sm-atltaaara ., London, OM.i Gordon setter Meg 

 wireipeu nve ]tups, tlirtsa dogs and two bitches, by Blossom. All 



~ Jl/adfl — Mi'. Thomas ,L iL'gan's tllalhax, N. S.) red Irish setter bitch 



Maiige [Nell n.-Berklei : ivheipetl done IS, six puppies, three dogs 

 and three bit. -lies, by Mr. Adolpa jinkon s LI, Sao III. ( Etch 0- Rose). 



j«lj-Mr. Thoa. .1. Kcanv, (ILriirax, IN. S.) clumber bitch Judy 

 whelped June ea. nine puppies, tour does and rive bitches, by Mr. 

 oscar Conner's Bang. 



Hose— Dr. Wm. JarvtS' 

 Rose whelped seven puppf 

 Elcho! 



Flounce //.—The. Baltimore Kennel i lub".- rerl Iri-h setter bitch 



t n ..-.■ t at Pa a a.i June «s, eight puppies, three dogs and nve 



bitches, by Derg. 



SilES. 



jnck—M\: Colin Cameron, P.rlckervllle, Pa., has sold to Wm. IL 



In, OS., o; LPIinfa.arP. the beagle dag .l;,el( : pa rent s tinporled). 



f ......itr feliri I'keiiepju. "aaeitpi". Hie. k.i.. nas ,oia to \\ in it. 



i j iL- 'or S'-nn, ■ .in- : ..' .-a«lp tat .a j'ap..-'. ■■'paivni -, inatjorieii 



tjiitien /.'ess— Mr. i"J. E. Se.irt, Neilf neei.aaiy. N. Y., lias sold his valu- 

 able brood bitch uueen Bess demon and white setter) to Austin Vass, 

 Newark, H J. 



tittte ftiml-Jh. .1. H. Wmslowa I'.alrirnoi •■, has sold to Mr. Max- 

 well Evans. New Haven, conn., wire haired lov terrier blteh Little 

 Donit [champion Riot-Dusty). 



,,, ,..,.. en' aa ' - '■'" - i o.j ,i:.a.e... ;■•,. I • ■ e'd Yj }' !.(. Laa;:;- 

 ham. Providence. K- L, the renowned Lua,il-ii setter bitch Fanny, 

 Belle of the East. ., , 



DdJi-Calvin c. Reiil, l.ouderton, Pa., has sold to Sam Carl, Le- 

 high count.,). Ian. hi- pointer pupDr - 



/.V..S- ™- v »« " 



Sloo, V 



Jiess- 



m Res 



■eonnes, Intl., Ins bitch I 

 n««i;— Mr. J. 

 nit, bl Topsy 



ille, fa., has sold to Col. Albert G. 

 (Locolroiitas-Penn). 

 jersey Cltv, has soio a collie dog pup 

 C. Squier, Ra'hway. >'. J . 

 , c „_yir. J. Lindsay, -lei se.\ City, lias sold '0 Mr. G. R. Shot- 

 well Ral'iwiiv, N. -L, a collie don pup by Rex out 01 't opsey. 



i,Vr.vii|«j-Mt. a. Lindsay. Jersey city, has sold to Mr. H. B. 

 ,.,.;. ,.,,. a a ':ei -i" '.a'. ■ - lie ij.teh puji pv aa- anr .a Tou-a-y 



f,;:-< r ■,: Pimi-Mr. J. Lindsay, Jersey City, has sold to Judge 

 Learned Alb, ov, N. Y., his black, tan and white imported Scoich 



Athol. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT 



1(55. L.-8. JOE. St. Joseph, Mo.— The books you war 

 insonon Dog Breaking, English edition. ..ml The Man 

 Diseases of the Dog, by Hill. We can furnish t tiem. 



166. A Oosstant Rkadek. Norwich, Conn. -My pup 

 half months old. The Hr.-t thing I no led v., on- was 

 ago, wheu he began to (try out und groan In htssct.'i). 

 uvn or three days he shakes his head a.s it -luktng v 

 ears, and yesterday I discovered a lump about the nb. 

 on the lert side of Ids throat, about two Inches below i 

 It dues lint appear lo heal all tender, and is soft, but, II n 

 Is in fair spiilt.s. but thin In flesh, although he eats atx 

 usual. Bowels are in good condition, nose cool and in' 

 run ipiltn a little, and the hair s. ems lo be coming .,,1 

 Have washed his eves tMjo tl.ivin v. arm water, ami 



and warm. Ihease t. t; me ctirnneb y paper wha' \- 



cause ot the lump, and what to do for him. and you 

 "blige. An-. The puppy seems to be coiistlttitlonai'.y 

 lion, the glandular swellings especially show this ti 

 and it is i|ult« possible he is bavins dl-temper A mil 

 iiee.imeni.ind susi ilrdng a.- well ia the cause to pun 

 his kennel is well ventilated and dry. 



It'.:. A. C. L., Madison, Ind.- A fatal disease for the 

 has broken ou; amont; the dogs In thlsdocallty. It I 

 appearance in the eves, which become Inihitneri. Till: 

 lowed by a til.-, tiaiaje iron, the nose, alter tin- maimer 

 The. appetite Is soon gone; this Is followed by cop ntn f 

 mouth, o • 



Is two and u 

 about a week 



Korih- :„s. 

 rater Cmm his 

 e of a walnut 

 he law hone; 

 a. The puppy 



conrt time 



makes us 



often f'.i- 



lisiemper. 



.PL' ar 1 he 



lnillcaiton 



rrthei 



than the I 



sis ot tie- hind pai . . 

 I Is not disposed lo ru 

 lib nocasewheiethe 



, i\ .(! ■■,,111. Olli.isp 



Jl h: n .- 



died of tin 

 Coll.. Till 

 could t I SI 



They "ere b,\ i...n. 

 Used mysell, and 1 

 lof no avail. Medic 



. . , to 



(licit I 



ter !io« 

 l nypo- 

 I. Nou 

 es were 

 5 9 ulgll 



In-bretl flogs, 

 •iv. but. 



laralsy, Jr„ Coatesvllte, Ps., has ptirohiwed 



DIUFT FROM EXCHANGES. 



Apropos of the Stephenson Centenary the new English 

 weekly, Field Sports, recalls the fact that tbe illustrious 

 engineer " occupies a prominent niche in tlia Valhalla of the 

 Prize Ring. Tho latest editor of that, noted classical work, 

 'Boxiana,' says: 'It would indeed be the ignorance which 

 casts away pearls were we to pass unnoticed an illustration of 

 mauhood identified with the practice of pugilism wliereiu the 

 honored name of the greatest engineering genius of an en- 

 gineering age was the prime actor. George Stephenson, 

 therefore, tbe practical originator of the locomotive, the cre- 

 ator of railways as we now see tbeni, the constructor of tbe 

 most complete, permanent, aud stupendous works on main 

 land, coast, and sea that an age of wonders has seen, finds a 

 place in Pugilistioa.' Tho single battle which hasprocund 

 George this high honor will be found fully narrated in Suiiks 1 

 ' Life of Stephenson.' His opponent was one Ned Nelson— 

 a noted bruiser in the North and an outrageous bally. I be 

 men fought in a ring with every thing quite in accordance wilh 

 the rules of that noble institution, the P. R , and George wan 

 an easy but not bloodless victory." 



Bald-headed Eagli-s are disappearing from the Connec- 

 ticut hil is. A correspondent of the Litchfield (Conn) In- 

 t/u&rer feelingly writes : "A pair of theBe. birds have lived 

 for many years in the vicinty of Bantam Lake anil visitors 

 there were often delighted at the sight of them soaring high 

 in air. One very clear day last August they came up to the 

 village and remained circling far above the flag-staff and 

 West Park for nearly an hour at high noon. Groups collected 

 upon the corners to admire them, its their changing positions 

 brought the bright sun-light, full in ou their spleoditl while 

 heads and magnificent wings It was the first time several 

 of our visitors" had Been an eagle and it was afterward re- 

 marked by them 'what a beauiiful sight those eagles were, 

 above tiic* village green. 1 In your last week's paper I read 

 with surprise and "sorrow that they had been ' snotat Bantam 

 Lake!' So the last pair of eagles disappear from old Litch- 

 field, and the species is now forever extinct hero ; there will 

 never be any more of them. Their age was no doubt very 

 great. The eagle does not. come to maturity until five years 

 old and lives a long time. One died in Vienna after a cap- 

 tivity of 105 yearsr Who can tell for how many scores of 

 years this pair had kept walch over Bantam Lake ? I know 

 not who did it, but the shooting of them was a public calam- 

 ity and has forever deprived our village of a rare attraction." 



'Of Tombstonb, atown in Arizona, which has come ittl 

 notice recently because of a disastrous fire there, Mr. S. Nu- 

 gent Townsend writes in his recently published pamphlet, 

 " The New Southern Route : " " The history of this remark- 

 able name is that the discoverer of mineral here, when he 

 first arrived, said he thought he could find mineral in the 

 hills north of Benson. ' You will find your tombstone,' re- 

 marked a cattle drover sneeringly. Tho prospector perse- 

 vered, and, when he did ' strike it rich ' and was requested 

 by his admiring followers to name the district, he said : 

 ' Oh, it has been named before. I was told 1 should find 

 my tombstone. And so to this day, the place is Tombstone, 

 aud despite its ominous title, a very busy, prosperous and 

 cheerful place it is." 



Eagle's Njbst is the name of a locality in the Selden 

 Canyon, New Mexico, where a pair of American eagles have 

 built their nest in the face of H Cliff which towers up in the 

 air, and ovgrhnrigii the fftUPOivd. t"«ik. Tn t,hj» ilnnv 



